https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/12/there-is-no-u-s-strategy-in-syria/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 00:44:51 -0400<![CDATA[The rising status of Islamists among the rebel groups has happened in part because the FSA depends on the work carried out by Jabhat al-Nusra. “Jabhat does the storming, and the FSA follows,” said Tony Badran, research fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. “These are hard-charging, disciplined fighters, who seem to have won the sympathies of the population in a number of places. Unlike some of the FSA units they don’t seem to bother the local communities.” Jabhat al-Nusra has also fought against Kurdish groups, as has the FSA. At other times, the FSA has teamed up with Kurdish units to take on the regime. And there have been bouts of intra-Kurdish fighting.]]>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:20:12 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/12/there-is-no-u-s-strategy-in-syria-n98232